From: "Gary Britt" 

Its a rather long statute, which I read recently but don't have memorized.
It makes it illegal to knowingly and intentionally disclose the identity
and fact of a covert agent's existence.   Covert agent is someone who
worked
overseas within the past 5 years in a covert capacity.  That's a really
rough summary based upon a quick, dirty, and possibly incomplete read of
the statute.

Gary

"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
news:42d2af20{at}w3.nls.net...
> Gary Britt wrote:
> > What excuse is needed?  Its not unlawful to say "Wilson's
Wife" in a
> > sentence.  It doesn't identify her name or blow any alleged CIA cover.
It
> > doesn't even .  Further, it doesn't appear she was a covert agent
covered by
> > the relevant statutes because their is a question about whether she
worked
> > overseas as an undercover agent during the preceding 5 years.
> >
> > Nothing to excuse, because there is no there there.
> >
>
> "Wilson's wife, who apparently works at the agency"
>
> What's the law again?
>
> Adam
>
>
> > Gary
> >
> > "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> > news:42d2687b$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >
> >>Yep Rove said "Wilson's wife" instead of her name
when identifying her
> >
> > role
> >
> >>to the reporter. I wonder what lame excuse the Rove apologists will
> >
> > conjure
> >
> >>up now?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR2005071001000
_pf.html
> >
> >>White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove spoke with at least one
> >
> > reporter
> >
> >>about Valerie Plame's role at the CIA before she was identified as a
> >
> > covert
> >
> >>agent in a newspaper column two years ago, but Rove's lawyer said
> >
> > yesterday
> >
> >>that his client did not identify her by name.
> >>
> >>Cooper, according to an internal Time e-mail obtained by Newsweek
> >
> > magazine,
> >
> >>spoke with Rove before Novak's column was published. In the
conversation,
> >>Rove gave Cooper a "big warning" that Wilson's
assertions might not be
> >>entirely accurate and that it was not the director of the CIA or the
vice
> >>president who sent Wilson on his trip. Rove apparently told Cooper that
it
> >>was "Wilson's wife, who apparently works at the agency on
[weapons of
mass
> >>destruction] issues who authorized the trip," according
to a story in
> >>Newsweek's July 18 issue.
> >>
> >>"Adam Flinton"  wrote
in message
> >>news:42d1b824{at}w3.nls.net...
> >>
> >
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR2005071000758
.html
> >
> >>>"Top White House advisor Karl Rove was one of the
secret sources that
> >>>spoke to reporters about a covert CIA operative whose identity was
> >
> > leaked
> >
> >>>to the media, Newsweek magazine reported in its latest edition.
> >>>
> >>>The magazine said Rove's lawyer, Robert Luskin, confirmed that Rove
> >
> > talked
> >
> >>>to Time magazine about former ambassador Joseph Wilson and his wife,
CIA
> >>>agent Valerie Plame."
> >>>
> >>>http://news.ft.com/cms/s/4e68d3ae-f190-11d9-9c3e-00000e2511c8.html
> >>>
> >>>"Karl Rove, President George W. Bush's top political
adviser, was the
> >>>secret source who gave a Time magazine reporter permission
to testify
> >
> > last
> >
> >>>week, thus avoiding jail for contempt of court, Newsweek reported on
> >>>Sunday."
> >>>
> >>>"Mr Rove has insisted he did not leak Ms Plame's
name, and e-mail
> >
> > accounts
> >
> >>>included in the Newsweek story only make clear that he talked to Mr
> >
> > Cooper
> >
> >>>about Mr Wilson's wife, without revealing her name."
> >>>
> >>>About his wife without revealing her name?????
> >>>
> >>>Ummm gee that'll really slow anyone down.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Adam
> >>
> >>
> >
> >

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